The social dimensions of the preventive efficient stress situation model (PRESS) questionnaire in light of the general self-efficacy, health belief model, the theory of care-seeking behavior, and symbolic interactionism in healthcare

This study extends the Comprehensive Model of Information Seeking (CMIS) to online health information seeking in the context of India. This study considers the Internet (i.e., media) use an antecedent factor and the personal relevance factor salience is separated into two dimensions - susceptibility and severity. Structural equation modeling analysis (N = 990) tested the associations between health-related antecedents, information-carrier factors, and their direct effects on online information seeking. The results among online health information seekers in India showed significant relationships between length and frequency of media use and self-efficacy to engage in preventive behavior to the information carrier utility. As predicted, demographics have no significant relationship with utility of the Internet, and direct experience with illness resulted in negative relationship with the Internet utility. Contrary to expectations, susceptibility and severity produced negative relationships with the Internet utility. Result shows that both information-carrier factors - characteristics related to trust and utility related to perceived usefulness and relevance of information - directly affect online health-information-seeking behavior. Unlike the original CMIS that primarily focused on specific illnesses, the current modified CMIS can be adapted and tailored to general online health-information-seeking behavior.

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The social dimensions of the preventive efficient stress situation model (PRESS) questionnaire in light of the general self-efficacy, health belief model, the theory of care-seeking behavior, and symbolic interactionism in healthcare

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